First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod charts Barber's early years under the wing of his singer/composer uncle, Sidney Homer, who was to have a profound impact in fostering his nephew's talents. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod charts Samuel Barber's relationship with composer and librettist Gian Carlo Menotti. Includes Vanessa, Op 32 (excerpt). Cello Sonata, Op 6. A Hand of Bridge. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod considers the musical results of Samuel Barber's collaborations with some of the great musicians of his age, including Poulenc and Toscanini. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod charts Samuel Barber's ambivalent relationship with his country, including a spell in the army which was always very much on his own terms. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod charts Barber's final years, troubled by alcoholism and creative blocks, and assesses the effect on the composer of one of the great disasters of operatic history. Show more
